Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 46 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 46 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska on Thu, Aug 5, 2021, 11:25 AM AKDT (19:25 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 14 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-08-05 19:25:55 UTC
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.521° N, 146.657° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
62

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.525 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.919 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.526 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.324 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.530 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.047 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.628 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.357 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.322 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.948 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.950 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.042 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.620 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.516 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1871 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.949 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.012 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.942 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.56 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.815 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.043 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.530 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.52 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.613 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.520 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.017 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.743 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.647 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.348 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 3.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.634 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.211 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.939 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.719 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.551 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.747 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.335 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.849 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.520 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.722 km NE of Chickaloon, AK · 1893 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.752 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.719 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.736 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.352 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.119 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.556 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.938 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.548 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219z730sb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.